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Marriott announce Talent Surgery to fill vacancies

The hotel chain has announced a jobs open day to help fill
a range of vacancies across their four prestigious North East
hotels on Wednesday 30th May between 2.00pm and
8.00pm.

A range of vacancies including food and beverage staff, leisure
club assistants and conferencing and event staff will be on offer,
with representatives from both the Newcastle Gateshead Marriott
Hotel Metrocentre and the Newcastle Gosforth Park Marriott Hotel on
hand to discuss the roles and the skills required.

"We are holding our first Talent Surgery at the hotel and expect
the range of vacancies will appeal to a lot local jobseekers. I
really look forward to seeing some of these starting a long career
with Marriott."

Alongside the event, Marriott are also working with Jobcentre
Plus and Gateshead College to give several local unemployed people
the chance to undergo a short training course followed by a
four-week placement with the hotelier, while continuing to receive
their Jobseekers Allowance.

"We've done these before and found some great staff," said
Libbi. "It gives those who may have been out of work for a while or
with little recent work experience, the chance to show us what they
can do."

One person who recently took advantage of this opportunity was
Carlie Bradley. Carlie, 22, from Gateshead had some previous
experience in bar work but a lengthy spell of unemployment and a
series of rejections, found her confidence dropping:

"The chance to do the training and a placement was brilliant for
me," she said. "I used the time to learn new things like the
reception role and every day I was adding real life examples to my
CV - and quizzing my colleagues on their knowledge. It soon got my
enthusiasm and confidence going again"

Carlie impressed so much she was initially offered a part-time
role at the Gosforth hotel and then successfully applied for a
full-time vacancy.

"I am really grateful for the chance and I am pleased I was able
to make the most of it," Carlie said. "I feel like I am standing on
my own two feet again and I am saving up for a little car of my
own."

Anyone interested in working for the Marriott Group in the North
East should attend the Talent Surgery open day between 2.00pm and
8.00pm on the 30th May at the Newcastle Gosforth Park
Marriott Hotel or visit www.marriott.com/careers